Example sentences of "[verb] [that] it [vb mod] be [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Could it be supposed that it would be more impossible for God to raise up a body at Resurrection , if needs be , out of elementary particles , which had been liberated by burning , than it would be to raise up a body from dust ? ’ |
| 2 | I suggest that it may be this very order that adds to the value of the books , records , toys , coins etc . |
| 3 | The contrasts made above between the political systems on the two sides of the Atlantic suggest that it may be much more difficult for British pressure groups to identify points at which the political system is particularly open to influence . |
| 4 | Decided cases suggest that it may be more difficult to establish a course of dealing in a consumer case than in the context of dealings between businesses . |
| 5 | With Cutty Ranks rising fast in Shabba 's slipstream — even recording with Home T and Cocoa Tea — Shabba must know that it may be too late to turn back now . |
| 6 | It is hardly to be expected that it would be otherwise . |
| 7 | They did not work directly on the draw : rather on so lessening his degree of fade that it would be that much easier for him to move the ball the other way when circumstances dictated . |
| 8 | The Italian manufacturer seems to be happy with the arrangement because , being a medium-sized manufacturer , it is considered that it would be too expensive to set up their own distribution facilities in the United Kingdom , and Argent Distributors seem to have performed a reasonable selling job on their behalf . |
| 9 | She had n't realised that it might be here in Norfolk that the origin of the problem could lie . |
| 10 | I had the club already going , was dealing with mainly young people , and as you will know young people 's taste tends to vary quite considerably and very quickly , so I might well be very successful for so long and then if suddenly taste changed and I had n't got the ability to change with the times I realized that it would be rather precarious , so I needed a second string to my bow . |
| 11 | I had to put the project aside for a while , he wrote , as the rent had to be paid , not to speak of alimony , school fees and the rest , and , coming back to it after a considerable period , much longer , unfortunately , than I had anticipated , and I will not even try to apologize since you gave me a completely free hand — anyway , he wrote , trying to ignore the damp spots left on the page of his pad by his sweaty hands , anyway , coming back to it after all that time I realized that it would be quite impossible in practice to separate the valuable and the worthless , the public and the private , and that , in a sense , one would have to think in terms of either publishing the whole thing exactly as it stood , or not doing it at all . |
| 12 | She considered writing to Luke in London — she had even taken notepaper out — but realized that it would be directly confronting Moran . |
| 13 | When the old man had wandered upstairs again , with a book under his arm , Clara whispered " Who Was that ? " and even as she Whispered she realized that it could be no other than the book shops owner , and added hastily , " That must be A. I Warbley , I suppose ? " |
| 14 | He realized that it could be ideally cast within the existing company . |
| 15 | Conversely , managers ( quite reasonably ) insist that it would be equally unjust if their rights to commission on projects which they have initiated were to cease the moment they parted company from the artist . |
| 16 | The others agreed that it would be more fun to eat in the yard . |
| 17 | The only trouble was that the photograph was so arranged that it would be very easy for a picture editor to crop the product out of the picture altogether ! |
| 18 | In the same moment , he realised that it would be extremely dangerous for Fenella to join them . |
| 19 | She fully understands that it 'll be up to you and Alan to decide whether you want a book on this subject and if you think it is a complete non-starter you might like to stop her in her tracks . |
| 20 | John Smith , the shadow Chancellor , said last night : ‘ What he does n't seem to realise is that interest rates mean that it will be much harder for industry to get on its feet to help us overcome the balance of payments deficit . |
| 21 | Of course , windmills could be placed offshore , then perhaps there might be something attractive to seeing these structures out at sea at some distance — they could even be beyond the horizon — but they thought that they are whirling round usefully providing our energy I think could make them acceptable , and there is no doubt that the worldwide research and success in windmill research at the moment would suggest that wind power is within sight , but the economic investment and the problems of siting certainly mean that it will be only introduced gradually . |
| 22 | Thirdly , the debates over how far to forge a strategy either for winning power or for promoting economic development in a post-revolutionary society have not been satisfactorily resolved , and indeed perhaps can not be , given that counter-revolutionary response to any successful formula will ensure that it will be that much more difficult to apply the same tactics in another situation . |
| 23 | But the doctor says that it should be just a normal period after you 've had it , but it 'll be faster flow . |
| 24 | Will he confirm that it would be grossly irresponsible for any Government to cut the standard rate of income tax when public borrowing is about to shoot up in that way and that consequently , if the Chancellor of the Exchequer proposes such a cut in his next Budget , he will have to make it up by increasing other taxes — perhaps VAT ? |
| 25 | Certainly we have done marketing studies of a Succe of a set in the north east of York , and they show that it would be commercially successful . |
| 26 | Scientists at the UKAEA have decided that it would be too expensive to reprocess these ‘ intermediate ’ wastes to make them safer before dumping . |
| 27 | Prior to requesting the client to sign such a letter , the firm must be satisfied that the client can properly be regarded as a corporate finance client and place a note on file to this effect ( which is to say that there are no grounds for believing that it would be more appropriate to treat the client as a normal investment business client ) . |
| 28 | I am aware of that provision , to which I was referring before I gave way to my right hon. Friend — and I hope that it will be widely understood by parents throughout the country . |
| 29 | The hon. Gentleman can certainly be certain that I congratulate Rover on its splendid new product , and I hope that it will be immensely successful . |
| 30 | We hope that it will be especially helpful if you , your child or another member of your family group have HIV or AIDS , but that people who are less directly affected by the virus will also find it useful . |